Property Record
555 RIVER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Janesville Pumping Station |
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| Other Name: | Angus-Young Associates |
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| Reference Number: | 16832 |
| Location (Address): | 555 RIVER ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1887 |
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| Additions: | 1930 1915 1921 1918 |
| Survey Date: | 19772011 |
| Historic Use: | public utility/power plant/sewage/water |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Ernest Boynton (1887 section) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Janesville Pumping Station |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/7/1985 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Water Works Structure of Rock County - 19th Century TR |
| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. The Janesville Pumping Station (See Bib. Ref. A, B) is a red brick structure with a water table, projecting window sills, a stone belt course, a vented cupola, and a slate covered hip roof. A semicircular window appears in the front dormer. Additions to the main section are also built of red brick. The building, which is in good condition, is architecturally significant because it represents a type, period or method of construction. On May 10, 1887, the city granted a franchise to Turner, Clarke & Rawson of Boston to construct and operate a waterworks system throughout Janesville. The firm completed the plant and its services were accepted by the city on June 2, 1888. Architectect Ernest Boynton designed the section built in 1887. (See Bib. Ref. A). The building is historically significant because it is associated with the development of a locality and because it is associated with the Public Works. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. National Register Nomination Form: Water Works Structures of Rock County (RCHS). B. History of Rock County, pages 577-8. C. Janesville Gazette 12/2/1996. D.“Architecture and History Survey: South River Street” WHS project number 12-0071/RO. March 2011. Prepared by Gail Klein for GLARC. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |